Police recover pistol from gun-waving Norwalk man arrested

A city man who allegedly waved a pistol at a group of young men near the Norwalk Emergency Shelter was arrested Thursday night.

Kashif Bullock, 19, of 36 Fairfield Ave., was charged with carrying a gun without a permit and breach of peace. He was held on $30,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 12.

Police dispatched several units to the area of 143 South Main St. at 6 p.m. Thursday after receiving a report of a tall black male wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and waving a pistol.

Lt. William Lowe and Sgt. James Walsh responded to the dispatch and soon spotted Bullock, who matched the description of the armed subject, according to police.

The officers ordered Bullock to raise his hands, patted him down and recovered a loaded .22 caliber pistol in the right hand pocket of his pants, according to police. Bullock did not have a permit for the pistol, police said.

Police interviewed a witness in the area who said that Bullock had waved the pistol after an encounter with a group of young men, according to police. The nature of that encounter was not revealed by police.